WALLEYE REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE OPEN WATER SEASON ON UPPER RED LAKE, ANGLERS THIS SUMMER WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP TO FIVE WALLEYES, BUT ONLY ONE LONGER THAN 17 INCHES. THEY SAY KEEPING THE FOCUS ON THOSE IMMATURE FISH WILL BE HEALTHY FOR THE FISH POPULATION.
MINNESOTA LT GOVERNOR PEGGY FLANAGAN, WHO HAS ANNOUNCED SHE WILL SEEK THE SENATE SEAT THAT WILL BE VACATED BY TINA SMITH, HAS RECEIVED THE ENDORSEMENT OF STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON.
AS SCHOOL YEARS NEAR AN END, WE WILL LEARN OF CHANGES THAT WILL COME IN AREA DISTRICTS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR. HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THIEF RIVER FALLS DR TONY GREENE HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL RESIGN THIS SUMMER. HE’S TAKING A SUPERINTENDENT JOB IN RED LAKE FALLS. JIM GUETTER IS RETIRING AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THAT DISTRICT, AND ALSO RED LAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS. ANDY FOUGNER WILL STEP INTO LEAD THE RED LAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
EMMA BENOIT, A MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPT SURVIVOR, IS A GUEST AT MARSHALL COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOLS TOMORROW. THE DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT HER STORY, MY ASCENSION, WILL BE SHOWN ALSO. THAT IS A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT. THERE IS A MENTAL HEALTH EXPO THAT RUSN FROM 5-7, WITH THE PRESENTATION WITH EMMA BEGINNING AT 7:00.
THE GOODRIDGE AREA FIRE AND RESCUE IS SERVING UP THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY, WITH BURGER BASKETS AND ICE CREAM FROM 4:00-7:30 AT THE GOODRIDGE FIRE HALL. THERE ARE LIVE AUCTIONS, RAFFLES, AND A FULL BAR.
THE ROSEAU AND LAKE OF THE WOODS SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS ARE HOSTING AN AG WORKSHOP TOMORROW AT WILDERNESS BAR IN WILLIAMS, BEGINNING AT 8:30 AM. THE WORKSHOP IS FREE AND FOCUSES ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF OPERATING AN AG BUSINESS.
FROM THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, THE BODY OF A MAN MISSING SINCE NOVEMBER HAS BEEN LOCATED. THEY RECEIVED A CALL TUESDAY OF HUMAN REMAINS FLOATING IN THE RAINY RIVER NEAR NELSON LANDING IN BIRCHDALE. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS INDENTIFIED AS 64-YEAR OLD ROGER TUPPER OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING ON NOVEMBER 5TH AFTER HE HAD GONE KAYAKING AND NEVER REACHED HIS DESTINATION. AUTHORITES HAD PREVIOUSLY FOUND HIS KAYAK, SOME PERSONAL BELONGINGS, AND HIS DECEASED DOG ALONG THE SHORELINE.
A Funeral Service for Matthew Aker of Warroad, MN will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 11:00AM at Zion Lutheran Church in Warroad, MN. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 31, 2025 from 5-7PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Warroad, MN.
A Funeral Service for Percy L. Erickson of Roseau, MN will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 4:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place at Malung Cemetery.
Percy passed away at the age of 86.
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